The big lesson I learned from Hurricane Katrina is that we have to be thinking about the unthinkable, ... because sometimes the unthinkable happens. |
The burning question is, will there be a human influenza pandemic. On behalf of the WHO, I can tell you that there will be. The only question is the virulence and rapidity of transmission from human to human. |
The Customs Service in the last year has been given independent authority and developed independent of the FDA the capacity to deal with these matters. |
The federal government will ensure that Texas will be reimbursed, |
The hospitals are under significant pressure. |
The market will become simplified because consumers want that. |
The message of this report is urgency. |
The president ... believes, as I do, that there is no certainty this will occur but if it should, we need to be ready, |
The virus continues to spread in wild birds across the world. There is no reason to believe that at some point it will stop.... We need to be prepared. |
The world is obviously unprepared or inadequately prepared for the potential of a pandemic, |
The world looks to Broadway for the very best in musical theatre, and we want Elephant Eye to be considered a home for adventurous people who share our passion for creating it. |
Their economies, already poor and struggling to recover from the recession, will be unable to support the regular matching payments needed to provide health care to the tens of thousands who will need it over the coming months, |
There is no reason for anyone to delay or go without their annual flu shot, |
There is no reason to believe that in the next day or two or week or month that that's going to occur, |
There may some who say they cried ‘wolf,’ but I would like to say that this is about long-term pandemic readiness. |